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Red-shouldered Hawk
Adult--Upper parts dark brown, slightly marked with rusty brown; shoulders rufous; tail very dark, with white bars; under parts reddish buff, with very fine white bars; in the immature birds the under parts are white, spotted with brownish gray. Length--Male, 18.30; Female, 20.35.
Breeding Range--Throughout the Eastern States.
The nest is much like that of the red-tailed hawk. The eggs are very similar, but smaller and usually more heavily marked, but they are vary greatly, some being very faintly washed, while in others the ground colour is almost hidden by the heavy splotches of reddish brown. Size--2.15 x 1.65.
The Red-shouldered Hawk is the most common of the larger hawks, and may be found frequenting the damp woods and the vicinity of ponds.
The breeding season commences in April.